I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

  • -- Leonard Slatkin 史拉特金

我知道我永远也赶不上我父亲的小提琴手,而且家里已经有四代杰出的大提琴家了。

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Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes.

没有什么比音乐更能把两代人分开了。当一个孩子八九岁的时候,他对自己的音乐产生了一种热情,这种热情甚至超过了他对拖延症和古怪衣服的热情。

Human nature must have come much nearer perfection than it is now, or will be in many generations, to exclude from such a control prejudice, selfishness, ambition, and injustice.

人类的本性必须比现在或未来许多代人更接近完美,才能排除这种控制偏见、自私、野心和不公。

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

吃饭时听音乐对厨师和小提琴手都是一种侮辱。